Re: How do notifications work on Android?

A lot of the time those hotspots allow basic connections to things like Google, otherwise it can determine there is no Internet Access, and not automatically connect. If they allow some specific sites to connect, you will connect and then get directed to their captive portal.

If you google "Hotspot" and "Captive Portal" you should have more information about how they do it.

Re: How do notifications work on Android?

Now they're hijacking the browsers, or at least attempting to, and requesting a notification permission just upon visiting the website.
Some will freeze the browser preferences if you try and disable them.

Re: How do notifications work on Android?

Originally Posted by Tinthalas Tigris

Now they're hijacking the browsers, or at least attempting to, and requesting a notification permission just upon visiting the website.
Some will freeze the browser preferences if you try and disable them.

Html version FUCK YOU.

I have seen this notification crap on IOS and Windows too nowadays on websites. They all ask for permission to notify.

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Re: How do notifications work on Android?

Originally Posted by FilanFyretracker

I have seen this notification crap on IOS and Windows too nowadays on websites. They all ask for permission to notify.

The irony is that it was developed for phones, because even though so many people still involve apps because they think they have to (install the mcdonalds app for easier ordering!), and they needed a way to send a push notification to consumers that didn't want them in the first place.
For about 3 months, i was getting them from my aquarium related websites telling me i had items in my shopping cart and could not figure out why.